We replaced the front door on our house, and I kept the old wood door for possible recovery of useable wood. To my surprise, the stiles and rails were beautiful, quarter-sawn, clear DF -- some of which was from very old trees. Look at the minute grain separation. I resawed the rails to 3/8 inch stock for making boxes. the hinge stile and bottom rail I am saving to make a small cabinet.
And this is one of the finished boxes which sports a spalted Birch panel in the top. I like the contrast of the DF and wild grain or figure in the panels.
I added 1/4 inch lattice to these boxes to make them more useful for storing small stuff...and my partner put leather in the bottom.
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